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Ok, I need some advice. Anyone got tips for fixing my laptop keyboard?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by schiezainc, Mar 9, 2009.

  1. schiezainc

    schiezainc Well-Known Member

    This isn't a serious problem, but it's serious enough to make me turn to you guys.

    I'm sure I'm not the only person on this board to face this problem. See, I type. A lot. So much so, that the lettering on my laptop's keyboard has chipped off for the letters "A, S, E, D, C and L". Now, I can still write without seeing them, as my hands have kind of memorized the position to the point I don't have to look at the keyboard but it's truly an eyesore.

    I tried using a whiteout pen to fill the letters in and that worked OK at first but after a while I was no better off than when I started.

    My question is....has this ever happened to you and if so, what should I do to fix it?

    Thanks in advance.
     
  2. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    A keyboard is like $10 bucks.
     
  3. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    http://www.ehow.com/how_2079064_find-replacement-laptop-keys.html
    http://www.expertvillage.com/video/161561_find-replacement-laptop-keys.htm
    http://www.machinaelectronics.com/store/keylab/index.cfm <--- go here first
     
  4. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    Before you fix your keyboard, you might delete your cache so your SO/wife/mom doesn't find your stash of p0rn.
     
  5. I Digress

    I Digress Guest

    If you really don't want to spend a few bucks on a keyboard, try writing the letters with nail polish.
     
  6. schiezainc

    schiezainc Well-Known Member

    It's not that I don't want to spend the money on a keyboard, I just don't want to carry around a keyboard and try to awkwardly balance it on my lap.

    And BBAM, I'm not too worried about people finding my porn. I all but have it as a screen saver.
     
  7. I Digress

    I Digress Guest

    uh, schiez... you can replace the keyboard on the laptop. they pop right out with the unit is disassembled.
     
  8. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

    Find another rag.
     
  9. mike311gd

    mike311gd Active Member

    Watch where you're aiming next time.
     
  10. schiezainc

    schiezainc Well-Known Member

    I routinely aim for the ceiling.
     
  11. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

    Hopefully, Ceiling Cat was unharmed.
     
  12. schiezainc

    schiezainc Well-Known Member

    Nicely done.
     
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